NEO at Itabashi Sambun Hall - 12/25/01

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This was a show held at NEO's "home" arena.  Even though its on the outskirts of Tokyo, it was a remarkably easy building to find.

Ring Announcer Ayako Ishida

Haruka Matsuo

The view from my seat

Kyoko Inoue vs Haruka Matsuo
	As you can tell, I was really close to the ring.  Literally feet away from the ring.
	Kyoko came out in her best leather and chainmail.
	Matsuo had a pretty good chunk of support in the crowd.
	But of course so did Kyoko.
	Matsuo got pinned within 10 sec.  But she demanded, and got a rematch and took it to Kyoko.  Including climbing over me to get up to a high spot to splash Kyoko.
	But it was not to be as the youngster got pinned for a second time by Kyoko.

Yuka Shiina vs Yuki Miyazaki
	Shiina in her best FUBU-inspired shirt.  For some reason a lot of pictures I took came out really fuzzy.
	Miyazaki with a rather lurid submission move.

Misae Genki vs Tanny Mouse
	Miyazaki giving her partner, Tanny, moral support.
	Genki taking it to Tanny.
	Shiina, Miyazaki, Kyoko and Matsuo trying to root Tanny on.  But the more they rooted for Tanny, the more Genki beat the hell out of her.

Yoshiko Tamura vs Yuka Nakamura/Battle Royal
	Nakamura was loaded for bear and snuck Tamura early.  But Tamura took control.  This was an extremely stiff match that saw some sickening strikes.
	Tamura ended up winning in a match that I wish I had more pictures from.  Tamura got on the mic and said she wanted to have a Battle Royal.
	Acute Sae came down and said she wanted special rules: If you got thrown to the floor UNDER the top rope, you got your face marked with a magic marker.
	Chiaki Nishi then came down and said she wanted her buddy, Hello Kitty, to compete in the match.
	Kyoko was the first to get the mark-up job.  Even Sae and Nishi got the treatment, even though they weren't in the match.
	Poor Nakamura was still recovering from the main event.
	The last person with a clean face was Matsuo.  Kyoko slowly walked over to her and told her it would be a good idea if she eliminated herself, which she promptly did.  Luckily enough, she eliminated herself right in front of me.  That allowed me to get some great pictures.
	Even Hello Kitty got marked up.
	When the real wrestling started, Shiina tried her version of the praying rope walk.
	Champ Tamura was the first to be eliminated. Matsuo got her revenge by eliminating Kyoko.
	Miyazaki was the winner by eliminating Tanny and Helly Kitty at the same time.
	Nishi was able to save Hello Kitty before she suffered too much damage.
	Miyazaki was really in a good mood at this show, joking and talking with people at ringside and in the ring.
	Miyazaki collected her money for winning the Battle Royal, led the crowd in a little song, and then had to chase after her money when Tanny stole it.

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